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• Nestlé moves from obfuscation to outright lies

  By lauredhel on 2009-10-01 • ( 14 )

  This seems a good point to start a new post. Many Nestle-bloggers seem to be continuing to believe that by taking their questions straight to the company, they will get honest replies, and will clear up all these decades of… Read More ›

• Femmostroppo Reader – October 1, 2009

  By tigtog on 2009-10-01 • ( 1 )

  Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed. What did I miss? Please share what you've been reading (and writing!) in the comments. Tickle Me Elmo and the Gangster Meme – “So let’s trace the evolution of the gangster… Read More ›

• Upcoming Press Club: Dr Rhonda Galbally on the “Shut Out” Report

  By lauredhel on 2009-10-01 • ( 2 )

  Don’t miss Dr Rhonda Galbally on the National Press Club next week! Wednesday 7th October, ABC, 12:30 pm. Excerpt from the NPC website: Dr Galbally will present evidence from Shut Out – a report recently released by the National People… Read More ›

• The Polanski “morals issue” – just so we’re all on the same page.

  By lauredhel on 2009-09-30 • ( 35 )

  Further to Tigtog’s quickhit on Polanski, can we just clear up one point? This is not a shades-of-grey issue. This is not a “Romeo & Juliet” statutory rape case. This is not a “barely legal” case. This is not a… Read More ›

• Carnivals! And DUFC roster.

  By lauredhel on 2009-09-30 • ( 6 )

  Chally at Zero at the Bone brings the The Fifth Carnival of Feminists to the world. Check it out! We’re also in the last couple of days for submissions to the next and seventeenth Down Under Feminists Carnival , which… Read More ›

• Whoydensday: a bitter rant summed up in one perspicacious comment

  By tigtog on 2009-09-30 • ( 10 )

  No spoilers in the rant (link below). In fact, it has anti-spoilers as the author appears to not have done his homework. Here is the perspicacious comment,

• #nestlefamily: fobbing off Nestle chocolate slavery critique with Oompa Loompa “jokes”

  By lauredhel on 2009-09-30 • ( 88 )

  [I’m updating the links roundup at the end, in case you’re wondering why this post keeps popping up in your RSS feed.] For those not following the #nestlefamily hashtag on twitter, it’s about a current ‘conference’ being held by Nestle…. Read More ›

• Tweaks etc

  By tigtog on 2009-09-30 • ( 1 )

  I’m working on some techniques to serve the blog faster, and use less bandwidth for our server and for our readers.

  Sometimes the techniques may block more than I intend them to.

• Can you take this feminist seriously?

  By Mindy on 2009-09-29 • ( 44 )

  While wandering around the internet yesterday I came across a comment that said something along the lines of “if you change your name when you get married, don’t expect to get taken seriously as a feminist”. Okaaay then. Now I… Read More ›

• Virtual Traveling – Our Best Friend?

  By tigtog on 2009-09-29 • ( 12 )

  Any of these fangy faces remind anyone of anybody special?

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